: About Me

My years are measured in hunting seasons. Both of my grandfathers were deer hunters. My father was a deer hunter. Even my mother has hunted. I always assumed that my sons would be hunters too. Nevertheless, if my sons are any indication, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has no reason for concern regarding an increase in future hunters and hunting. Some of my earliest recollections are of hunting season: Flickering firelight from the old wood burning stove, reflected on the sheet metal and rafters of the old hunting cabin; my grandfather silhouetted against the stove as he...